By Associated Press - Monday, August 13, 2018

HONOLULU (AP) - The Latest on a landslide closing lanes of an Oahu highway (all times local):

12:45 p.m.

All lanes of an Oahu highway have re-opened after a landslide during the morning rush-hour commute.

The state Department of Transportation says a 7 a.m. landslide closed the Honolulu-bound lanes of the Pali Highway on Monday.

Officials later closed the highway in both directions as officials inspected the hillside. The Kailua-bound lanes re-opened first. The Honolulu-bound lanes re-opened hours before the afternoon rush.

Honolulu Fire Department spokesman Capt. Scot Seguirant says falling rocks damaged four vehicles. He says five-to-six rocks fell. He says firefighters described the biggest rock as the size of two basketballs.

No injuries were reported.

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Noon

Honolulu-bound lanes of a highway remain closed after a landslide during the rush-hour commute.

The state Department of Transportation posted on Facebook at about 8:30 a.m. Monday that motorists should avoid Honolulu-bound lanes of Pali Highway because of a landslide blocking the left lane near the tunnels.

The department says the rockslide happened at about 7 a.m.

The highway was later closed in both directions as officials inspected the hillside. The department announced shortly after 11 a.m. that the Kailua-bound lanes had re-opened.

Officials anticipate re-opening Honolulu lanes in time for the afternoon commute.

Honolulu Fire Department spokesman Capt. Scot Seguirant says falling rocks damaged four vehicles. He says five-to-six rocks fell. He says firefighters described the biggest rock as the size of two basketballs.

No injuries were reported.

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